Aloo tikki - Potato patties Recipe

Aloo tikki potato pattie recipe is basically a North Indian recipe. It is now a popular dish all over India and is easy to make.

Aloo tikki is used by itself as a snack and served with mint chutney.

The word tikki means a cutlet or a croquette. Aloo tikki is mostly round but you may also make it oblong or a heart shape if you like.

Aloo tikki ready to eat

Aloo tikki or potato patties is used as one of the main
ingredients for making a chaat, as in ragada pattice or in aloo burger.

Aloo tikki can be served as a snack or appetizer or finger food at a party. Kids love it at all times.

You can use the optional ingredients given below to make variations of aloo tikki.

How to make aloo tikki - Potato patties

Ingredients for aloo tikki - potato patties

boiled potatoes

grated Carrots - optional

chopped onion - optional

Ingredients for aloo tikki - potato patty to make 8 - 10 tikis

Boiled and cooled medium sized potatoes - 4 - 5 medium sized

Green chili, finely chopped or paste - 1/2 tsp or according to taste.

Ginger, finely chopped or paste - 1/2 tsp

salt - 1/2 tsp or according to taste.

Dhania (Coriander seed) powder - 1/2 tsp

Jeera (Cumin seed) powder - 1/2 tsp

Rice flour or bread crumbs, for binding - 1 tbsp

Other optional ingredients

carrot grated - 1/2 cup

Chopped onion - 1/2 cup

Fresh green peas, cooked and mashed - 1 tbsp

Amchoor (dried green mango powder) - 1/4 tsp

Sugar - 1/4 tsp or according to taste

Garlic finely chopped or paste - 2-3 cloves

Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp or according to taste

Chaat masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp

Optional as binding

You may add - Rice flour or bread crumbs or corn flour or besan (chickpea flour) or soaked poha (beaten rice) as binding the mix. Add just enough to make the mix less sticky and till it holds the shape. Adding too much binding flour will make the pattie hard.

Today I am adding optional onions and grated carrots as you can see in the images below. When in season, I like to add shelled fresh green peas too.